Black Ops 1 Black ops 1 Moon Easter Egg Step guide

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Moon — "Richtofen's Grand Scheme"​

This is the BO1 finale.

Important:

• 2+ players required
• One player must be Richtofen
• Someone in the game needs the completed Call of the Dead AND Shangri-La Easter Eggs
• You need the Golden Rod and Focusing Stone progression
• Power must be on

You'll need:

• Wave Gun
• Hacker
• Q.E.D.
• Gersh Device

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Step 1 — Turn on power​

1. Start the game.
2. Get through the initial Moon area.
3. Activate the power.

Now you can start the actual quest.

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Step 2 — Samantha Says​

Go to the computer area outside the Moon spawn.
You'll find several computer screens.
Activate the Samantha Says sequence.
You'll need to reproduce the sequence of lights/buttons.


Think of it as:
Simon Says → Zombies edition.
The game gives you a sequence.
You repeat it.
The sequences get longer.
Complete the required sequence successfully.

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Step 3 — Hacker / access panels​

You need the Hacker.
Find it around the labs.

1. Pick up the Hacker.
2. Go to the second floor of the labs.
3. Find the required wall panel.
4. Hack it.
5. This causes multiple access panels around the map to light up.

You now need to use the Hacker on the relevant panels.

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Step 4 — Excavators​

This is one of Moon's signature mechanics.
Eventually an excavator begins drilling into the map.

You need to:

1. Listen for the announcement identifying the excavator.
2. Determine which area it's going to breach.
3. Get to the appropriate control panel.
4. Use the Hacker.
5. Hack the excavator.
6. Stop it before it completely breaches the area.

You need the required excavator sequence for the Easter Egg.
Do not simply ignore the excavators.

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Step 5 — Get the Vril Sphere​

Once the required progression is complete, you'll work toward the Vril Sphere.

The Sphere is central to Richtofen's plan.

You'll eventually need to:

1. Obtain the Sphere.
2. Bring it through the appropriate path.
3. Get it into position near the Pyramid/MPD.

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Step 6 — Open the MPD​

Now comes the iconic Moon sequence.

1. Go to the MPD — Moon Pyramid Device.
2. Make sure the required power/progression is complete.
3. Richtofen interacts with the relevant controls.
4. The MPD opens.
5. Samantha is revealed inside.

This sets up Richtofen's body-swap plan.

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Step 7 — Charge the Vril Sphere​

You need to get the Sphere charged.
This involves manipulating the Moon machinery and using the appropriate equipment.
The key idea is:

Charge → move Sphere → progress MPD sequence.

Keep the Hacker, Q.E.D., Gersh Device and Wave Gun available because you will need them during the remaining steps.

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Step 8 — Q.E.D. / Gersh sequence​

This is where Moon becomes especially chaotic.

You'll need the Q.E.D.
Use it on the required target/location and manipulate the resulting effect.
If it doesn't produce the desired result:

Try again.

Q.E.D. effects are randomized, which is one reason Moon can take considerably longer than the earlier quests.

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Step 9 — The Wave Gun​

You'll need the Wave Gun from the Mystery Box.
Pack-a-Punch isn't the objective here—you specifically need the Wonder Weapon itself.
Use it during the required MPD progression to manipulate the mechanism.

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Step 10 — Richtofen's body swap​

This is the culmination.
Richtofen needs to interact with the MPD while Samantha is trapped inside.

The sequence eventually causes:
Richtofen ↔ Samantha to swap bodies.


Richtofen becomes the one controlling the Zombies.

This is the central objective of Richtofen's Grand Scheme.

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Step 11 — The final launch​

Once Richtofen has taken control:

1. Complete the final equipment interactions.
2. Prepare the missiles.
3. The final sequence begins.
4. The missiles launch toward Earth.

Earth gets nuked.

Richtofen's Grand Scheme complete.

And that's the end of the original BO1 Zombies Easter Egg arc.